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Kathleen Chapman
"Spirits Rising", Monotype/Collage, 8" x 8"
Contact Me: chapman.kath@gmail.org
Artist Statement
Cemeteries
Cemeteries are more about the living than the dead- the way we memorialize those who’ve gone before, with symbols and icons of faith and remembrance. I have been thinking about the beautiful ways we mark the lives of those who came before us. For me, this path is not one of sorrow but of comfort and wonderment as I see and feel the stories held in these places.
This series of monotypes references the leaning, falling verticals and remembered spirits that drift in and out of the spaces we call cemeteries. I am especially fascinated by those in disrepair, whose weathered headstones bear witness to but no longer reveal the names of those within. I pass such a place almost daily, its headstones no longer standing at attention in straight, vertical rows, instead tilting and falling in haphazard, undisciplined fashion. I love the verticals and diagonals of the stones and the way pure white light tops the headstones in the early morning.
Bio
Kathleen has been an art educator in both public and private schools since 1990. She is
committed to promoting safe art practices and continues to implement non-toxic materials in
her own work.
Although trained as a painter, Chapman’s true passion has proved to be printmaking, which
she finds particularly exciting due to the “magical surprises” discovered as each print is
pulled from the press. Her work includes etchings, collagraphs, monotypes, and artist books.
Her latest prints focus on American cemeteries and their icons of faith and remembrance.
Kathleen has exhibited in a variety of group, invitational and juried shows, including Ambré
Gallery in Bethlehem PA, Penn State University and the University of Pennsylvania. She is
represented in numerous private collections. Her most recent award was presented by the
American Color Print Society.
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